System.Diagnostics.Process.Start not work from on asp.net using IIS

Question

I Have Asp.Net server, when I run it as debug on local its work fine. But when I try to run it on IIS and get it from browser it does not work

For example line : System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\excel.exe");

I have tried System.Diagnostics.Process.Start not work from an IIS And does not helped me

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

@Thomas is right. you shouldn't try to launch another process from an unmonitored process like w3wp.exe. This is against best practices.

There are code samples available online which provide ways to read/write excel files.

• Read Excel File into DataSet in ASP.NET Using C#
• Manipulate Excel File with ASP.NET
• Read Data From an Excel File (.xls) in ASP.NET
• Read and Import Excel File into DataSet or DataTable using C# and VB.Net in ASP.Net